2019

Verses 9 & 10 of chapter 1 provide the essence of this call to Jeremiah. The Lord touches his mouth and the words of Jeremiah will be the Lord’s words.

This is the great section dealing with the Lord’s suffering servant. It is very easy to recognise the picture of Jesus Christ that is painted here. Notice particularly verses 5

Both psalms can be read with profit and accuracy by simply placing yourself within the Psalm. It may be David who wrote them but when he says, “my shepherd” in

If you begin by focusing on chapter 1 verses 9 to 12, you will see Satan suggesting Job didn’t really care for God but only for the benefits God provided. 

Even in the face of impending tragedy, Esther and her people take three whole days to fast and pray, humbly depending on God to save them. I always find it

Verses 3 to 5 relate the conversation between Nehemiah and King Artaxerxes. Nehemiah was deeply troubled by the reports of the ruin which Jerusalem had become. Artaxerxes agreed to help,

Focus on verses 2 and 3 of the first chapter because they explain the whole book. King Cyrus of Persia was given, by God, the task to organize the rebuilding

This chapter has the sad details of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. Zedekiah the King is captured and cruelly dealt with. Notice, however, that the chapter finishes with

Verses 7 to 9 remind us that the Israelites sinned against the Lord who brought them from Egypt and then worshipped and followed other gods. The rest of the chapter